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27-22-109. Impounding motor vehicle for violation.
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27-22-109. Impounding motor vehicle for violation.
(a)(1) If an operator of a motor vehicle is unable to present proof of insurance coverage to a law enforcement officer as required under § 27-22-104, the motor vehicle may be impounded at the officer's discretion if the officer issues a citation for a traffic violation that is classified as an offense under § 27-50-302 and the operator has:
(A) Received three (3) or more warnings for a violation of § 27-22-104;
(B) Pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of three (3) or more violations of § 27-22-104; or
(C) Received a total of three (3) or more warnings for a violation of § 27-22-104 or convictions for a violation of § 27-22-104.
(2) If an operator of a motor vehicle is unable to present proof of insurance coverage to a law enforcement officer as required under § 27-22-104, the motor vehicle may be impounded at the officer's discretion if one (1) or more of the following occur:
(A) The driver is operating a motor vehicle on a cancelled, suspended, or revoked driver's license in violation of § 27-16-303;
(B) The driver is operating the motor vehicle without a driver's license in violation of § 27-16-602; or
(C) The driver is operating a motor vehicle:
(i) Without a license plate in violation of § 27-14-304;
(ii) With an unofficial license plate in violation of § 27-14-305;
(iii) With improper use of evidence of registration in violation of § 27-14-306; or
(iv) With false evidences of title or registration in violation of § 27-14-307.
(b) If a motor vehicle is impounded under this section:
(1) The law enforcement agency shall use its towing policy as required for the towing and storage of motor vehicles under § 27-50-1207 and a towing rotation list if applicable;
(2) The pr
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-22-109
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27-22-109. Impounding motor vehicle for violation.
(a)(1) If an operator of a motor vehicle is unable to present proof of insurance coverage to a law enforcement officer as required under § 27-22-104, the motor vehicle may be impounded at the officer's discretion if the officer issues a citation for a traffic violation that is classified as an offense under § 27-50-302 and the operator has:
(A) Received three (3) or more warnings for a violation of § 27-22-104;
(B) Pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to or been found guilty of three (3) or more violations of § 27-22-104; or
(C) Received a total of three (3) or more warnings for a violation of § 27-22-104 or convictions for a violation of § 27-22-104.
(2) If an operator of a motor vehicle is unable to present proof of insurance coverage to a law enforcement officer as required under § 27-22-104, the motor vehicle may be impounded at the officer's discretion if one (1) or more of the following occur:
(A) The driver is operating a motor vehicle on a cancelled, suspended, or revoked driver's license in violation of § 27-16-303;
(B) The driver is operating the motor vehicle without a driver's license in violation of § 27-16-602; or
(C) The driver is operating a motor vehicle:
(i) Without a license plate in violation of § 27-14-304;
(ii) With an unofficial license plate in violation of § 27-14-305;
(iii) With improper use of evidence of registration in violation of § 27-14-306; or
(iv) With false evidences of title or registration in violation of § 27-14-307.
(b) If a motor vehicle is impounded under this section:
(1) The law enforcement agency shall use its towing policy as required for the towing and storage of motor vehicles under § 27-50-1207 and a towing rotation list if applicable;
(2) The provisions of § 27-50-1201 et seq. regarding the towing and storage of motor vehicles shall apply;
(3) An inventory of the contents of the motor vehicle shall be taken; and
(4) The owner, operator, or other person in charge of the vehicle:
(A) Has the right to contest the impoundment; and
(B) Shall be given notice at the time of impoundment of the right to contest the impoundment consistent with § 27-50-1207.
(c)(1) If a motor vehicle is properly and lawfully impounded under this section, the following are responsible for all reasonable towing, recovery, storage, and other incidental costs:
(A) The operator of the vehicle;
(B) The owner of the vehicle; or
(C) Both the owner and the operator of the vehicle.
(2) This subsection applies even if the owner has insurance but fails to present proof of insurance.
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27-16-303. Driving while license cancelled, suspended, or revoked.
(a)(1) Any person whose driver's license or driving privilege as a resident or nonresident has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked as provided in this chapter and who drives any motor vehicle upon the highways of this state while the license or privilege is cancelled, suspended, or revoked is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than two (2) days nor more than six (6) months, and there may be imposed in addition thereto a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(b)(1) The Office of Driver Services, upon receiving a record of the conviction of any person under this section upon a charge of driving a vehicle while the license of the person was suspended, shall extend the period of the suspension for an additional like period and, if the conviction was upon a charge of driving while a license was revoked, the office shall not issue a new license for an additional period of one (1) year from and after the date the person would otherwise have been entitled to apply for a new license.
(2) However, an application for a new license may be presented and acted upon by the office after the expiration of at least one (1) year after the date of revocation.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-303
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27-16-602. Driver's license required.
(a) No person, except those expressly exempted, shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the person has a valid driver's license under the provisions of this chapter.
(b)(1) No person shall receive a driver's license unless and until he or she surrenders to the Office of Driver Services all valid driver's licenses in his or her possession issued to him or her by any other jurisdiction.
(2) All surrendered licenses shall be returned by the office to the issuing department together with information that the licensee is now licensed in the new jurisdiction.
(3) No person shall be permitted to have more than one (1) valid driver's license at any time.
(c)(1) No person shall drive a commercial motor vehicle as a commercial driver unless he or she holds a valid commercial driver's license.
(2) No person shall receive a commercial driver's license unless and until he or she surrenders to the office any noncommercial driver's license issued to him or her or an affidavit that he or she does not possess a noncommercial driver's license.
(3) Any person holding a valid commercial driver's license under this chapter need not procure a noncommercial driver's license.
(d) Any person licensed under this chapter may exercise the privilege granted upon all streets and highways in this state and shall not be required to obtain any other license to exercise the privilege by any county, municipal, or local board or body having authority to adopt local police regulations.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-16-602
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27-22-104. Insurance required — Minimum coverage — Definitions.
(a)(1) It is unlawful for a person to operate a motor vehicle within this state unless the motor vehicle and the person's operation of the motor vehicle are each covered by:
(A) A certificate of self-insurance under § 27-19-107; or
(B) An insurance policy issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.
(2)(A) There is a rebuttable presumption that the motor vehicle or its operation is uninsured if:
(i) The driver or the insured fails to present proof of current insurance coverage in the form of a proof-of-insurance card issued under § 23-89-213 at the time of the traffic stop or arrest; or
(ii) The online insurance verification system fails to show current insurance coverage for the driver or the insured.
(B)(i)(a) A proof-of-insurance card or any temporary proof of insurance issued by the insurance company that meets the requirements of § 23-89-213 may be presented in either paper form or electronic form.
(b) As used in subdivision (a)(2)(B)(i)(a) of this section, “electronic form” means the display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any other type of portable electronic device if the device has sufficient functionality and display capability to enable the user to display the information required under § 23-89-213 as clearly as a paper proof-of-insurance card or other paper temporary proof of insurance issued by the insurance company.
(ii) The presentment of proof of insurance in electronic form does not:
(a) Authorize a search of any other content of an electronic device without a search warrant or probable cause; or
(b) Expand or restrict the authority of a law enforcement officer to conduct a search or investigation.
(b) The policy shall provide
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-22-104
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-22-104. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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27-50-302. Classification of traffic violations.
(a) The following traffic law violations shall be known as offenses and classified as indicated:
(1) Racing on a public highway — Class A misdemeanor;
(2) Reckless driving — Class B misdemeanor;
(3) Driving with lights off to avoid detection, identification, or apprehension — Class B misdemeanor;
(4) Hazardous driving — Class C misdemeanor;
(5) Leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage only — Class C misdemeanor;
(6) Driving the wrong way on a one-way street — Class C misdemeanor;
(7) Speeding in excess of fifteen miles per hour (15 m.p.h.) over the posted speed limit — Class C misdemeanor;
(8) Using nitrous oxide in a motor vehicle or motorcycle on a street or highway as prohibited under § 27-37-803 — Class C misdemeanor; and
(9) Observing a drag race as a spectator on a public highway — Class B misdemeanor.
(b) More than three (3) violations in a twelve-month period — Class C misdemeanor.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-50-302
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 27-50-302. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.